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Marktkonzentrationstrend steigt in Dienstleistungsmärkten deutlich
Affeldt, Pauline Luise; Duso, Tomaso; Gugler, Klaus; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 88 (2021) 20, pp. 340-347
Studien dokumentieren weltweit steigende Marktkonzentration, Gewinne und Preisaufschläge in vielen Wirtschaftssektoren seit den 1980er Jahren. Doch die Datenanalyse nach Wirtschaftszweigen entspricht nicht den ökonomisch relevanten Märkten im Sinne des Wettbewerbsrechts. Berechnungen auf...
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25 years of European merger control
Affeldt, Pauline; Duso, Tomaso; Szücs, Florian - In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 76 (2021), pp. 1-62
Commission, we evaluate how consistently arguments related to structural market parameters – dominance, rising concentration … increase in post-merger concentration and in complex mergers. Yet, its importance decreased following the 2004 merger policy … reform. Competitive concerns are also correlated with rising concentration, especially if entry barriers and foreclosure are …
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Cautionary note about the Herfindahl-Hirschman index of market (industry) concentration
Kvålseth, Tarald O. - In: Contemporary Economics 16 (2022) 1, pp. 51-60
The Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) appears to be the most widely used index of market or industrial concentration. It … industry. The HHI is also used by government agencies when evaluating potential violation of antitrust laws and regulations. As … emphasized in this paper, and in spite of its several desirable properties, HHI has one serious limitation: it lacks the value …
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R&D Spillovers through RJV Cooperation
Banal-Estañol, Albert; Duso, Tomaso; Seldeslachts, Jo; … - In: Research Policy 51 (2022) 4, pp. 1-10
We investigate how R&D spillovers propagate across firms linked through Research Joint Ventures (RJVs). Building on the framework developed by Bloom et al. (2013) which considers the opposing effects of knowledge spillovers and product market rivalry, we extend the model to account for RJV...
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Zur Praxistauglichkeit des More Economic Approach für die Wettbewerbspolitik
Kooths, Stefan; von Schlippenbach, Vanessa; Wey, Christian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 47, pp. 715-723
Das DIW Berlin veranstaltete am 26. Oktober dieses Jahres den 2. Wissenschaftlichen Roundtable "Informationsgesellschaft und Wettbewerb", der die Praxistauglichkeit des "More Economic Approach" in der europäischen Wettbewerbspolitik zum Gegenstand hatte. Mit dem "More Economic Approach" gewinnt...
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Competitiveness and Convergence: Trade, Merger Control, Industry, and Innovation. Reports
Rieth, Malte; Duso, Tomaso; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 140-147
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Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Konvergenz: Handel, Fusionskontrolle, Industrie, Innovationen. Berichte
Kritikos, Alexander; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 86 (2019) 18, pp. 302-309
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Promoting Competitiveness by Fighting Against Abuses of a Dominant Market Position
Irinescu, Lucia - In: CES Working Papers 7 (2015) 2a, pp. 499-504
Competition is a basic mechanism of the market economy involving supply and demand. The legislative framework of the European competition policy is provided by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)(Articles 101–109). Without an effective EU competition policy, the Single...
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Suchmaschinen unter der Lupe: Informationsherrschaft und ihre Schranken
Peitz, Martin; Schweitzer, Heike - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 96 (2016) 11, pp. 825-829
Suchmaschinen ermöglichen Nutzern einen schnellen Zugang zu Informationen, die sie konkret suchen oder dort erst entdecken. Sie haben sich zu wichtigen Informationsintermediären entwickelt. In der breit geführten Debatte über eine mögliche Regulierung von Suchmaschinen sprechen sich die...
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Taming Giants: How Ordoliberal Competition Theory Can Address Power in the Digital Age
Küsters, Anselm; Oakes, Isabel - In: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 141 (2021) 3, pp. 149-188
In comparing the historical circumstances in which ordoliberalism emerged with the socio-economic and political trends of today, this study identifies parallels that can provide useful insights into tackling current challenges in the digital age. On this basis, the study explores whether...
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